SCENES ON HIGH VELD AND LOW
APPLE PICKING IN THE PRAIRIE PROVINCE
The Union's cool, high veld, as in Orange Free State, affords perfect conditions for apple stocks
which have been introduced from many countries. The bulbous style of the Basuto pickers' skirts
reflects the fact that Basutoland was annexed by England during the crinoline period.
@ National Geographic Society
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THE MAKINGS FOR A NOAH'S ARK IN BASUTO POTTERY
The objects on the table are not bathtub toys, but the art expressions of a-primitive Bantu
people. Although untaught, the Basuto represent, in their excellent handicraft, a striking develop
ment beyond South Africa's aboriginal Bushmen.
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